Brazilian Nightclub Fire Kills Over 200

Brazilian Nightclub Fire Kills Over 200

BRAZIL-ACCIDENT-FIRE

JEFFERSON BERNARDES

A policeman puts flowers in front of the facade of the Kiss nightclub where a blaze on the eve killed more than 230 people, on January 28, 2013 in Santa Maria, southern Brazil. AFP PHOTO / JEFFERSON BERNARDES

A policeman puts flowers in front of the facade of the Kiss nightclub where a blaze on the eve killed more than 230 people, on January 28, 2013 in Santa Maria, southern Brazil. AFP PHOTO / JEFFERSON BERNARDES

BRAZIL-ACCIDENT-FIRE

JEFFERSON BERNARDES

Employees of a funeral parlor carry a coffin in Santa Maria, 550 Km from Porto Alegre, southern Brazil on January 28, 2013, where more than 230 people died and 116 more were injured. Shocked survivors, mostly science students in Santa Maria, described how scores of revelers were trampled to death or succumbed to smoke inhalation as blocked exits and rising flames caused panic AFP PHOTO / Jefferson BERNARDES

Employees of a funeral parlor carry a coffin in Santa Maria, 550 Km from Porto Alegre, southern Brazil on January 28, 2013, where more than 230 people died and 116 more were injured. Shocked survivors, mostly science students in Santa Maria, described how scores of revelers were trampled to death or succumbed to smoke inhalation as blocked exits and rising flames caused panic AFP PHOTO / Jefferson BERNARDES

BRAZIL-ACCIDENT-FIRE

JEFFERSON BERNARDES

Employees of a funeral parlor carry a coffin in Santa Maria, 550 Km from Porto Alegre, southern Brazil on January 28, 2013, where more than 230 people died and 116 more were injured. Shocked survivors, mostly science students in Santa Maria, described how scores of revelers were trampled to death or succumbed to smoke inhalation as blocked exits and rising flames caused panic AFP PHOTO / Jefferson BERNARDES

Employees of a funeral parlor carry a coffin in Santa Maria, 550 Km from Porto Alegre, southern Brazil on January 28, 2013, where more than 230 people died and 116 more were injured. Shocked survivors, mostly science students in Santa Maria, described how scores of revelers were trampled to death or succumbed to smoke inhalation as blocked exits and rising flames caused panic AFP PHOTO / Jefferson BERNARDES

BRAZIL-ACCIDENT-FIRE

JEFFERSON BERNARDES

Soldiers carry the coffin of a victim of a nightclub blaze in Santa Maria, 550 Km from Porto Alegre, southern Brazil on January 28, 2013, where more than 230 people died and 116 more were injured. Shocked survivors, mostly science students in Santa Maria, described how scores of revelers were trampled to death or succumbed to smoke inhalation as blocked exits and rising flames caused panic AFP PHOTO / Jefferson BERNARDES

Soldiers carry the coffin of a victim of a nightclub blaze in Santa Maria, 550 Km from Porto Alegre, southern Brazil on January 28, 2013, where more than 230 people died and 116 more were injured. Shocked survivors, mostly science students in Santa Maria, described how scores of revelers were trampled to death or succumbed to smoke inhalation as blocked exits and rising flames caused panic AFP PHOTO / Jefferson BERNARDES

BRAZIL-ACCIDENT-FIRE

JEFFERSON BERNARDES

Employees of a funeral parlor carry a coffin in Santa Maria, 550 Km from Porto Alegre, southern Brazil on January 28, 2013, where more than 230 people died and 116 more were injured. Shocked survivors, mostly science students in Santa Maria, described how scores of revelers were trampled to death or succumbed to smoke inhalation as blocked exits and rising flames caused panic AFP PHOTO / Jefferson BERNARDES

Employees of a funeral parlor carry a coffin in Santa Maria, 550 Km from Porto Alegre, southern Brazil on January 28, 2013, where more than 230 people died and 116 more were injured. Shocked survivors, mostly science students in Santa Maria, described how scores of revelers were trampled to death or succumbed to smoke inhalation as blocked exits and rising flames caused panic AFP PHOTO / Jefferson BERNARDES

Brazilian Nightclub Fire Kills Over 200

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Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Brazilian Nightclub Fire Kills Over 200

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Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Brazilian Nightclub Fire Kills Over 200

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Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Brazilian Nightclub Fire Kills Over 200

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Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Brazilian Nightclub Fire Kills Over 200

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Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Brazilian Nightclub Fire Kills Over 200

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View of Kiss Nightclub after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

View of Kiss Nightclub after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Brazilian Nightclub Fire Kills Over 200

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Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Friends and families after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Brazilian Nightclub Fire Kills Over 200

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View of Kiss Nightclub after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

View of Kiss Nightclub after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

Brazilian Nightclub Fire Kills Over 200

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View of Kiss Nightclub after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.

View of Kiss Nightclub after last night fire in Santa Maria on January 27, 2013 in Santa Maria, Brazil. Last night the nightclub Kiss caught fire killing 245 people. Families are still recognizing the bodies.